Joey Hess wrote: > Merciadri Luca wrote: > >> First, I always found the `mount point' expression weird in this >> context, because, for me, the mount point _is_ always the partition, >> during the installation, but this is not the problem. >> > > You have this common terminology exactly backwards. One mounts /dev/hda1 > on mount point / or /dev/sdb5 on mount point /home; one does not mount > /home on /dev/sdb5. HTH :-) I fixed the next paragraph for you: > | The biggest problem is that you are able to choose between, say, `/', > | `/var/', '/usr/', `/home/', etc. But, without thinking a lot, `/' > | *habitually* contains the rest. So, mounting say hda1 `/`, and > | hdb1 on `/home/` could appear as weird for the user, at first glance (only). > That must be the origin of my problem. Thanks. >> I'm here speaking about users who're not beginners, >> but who want to understand the distinction the Debian installer makes >> between the `/' as it is normally in Linux filesystems, and the `/' in >> the installation process, which is actually everything except what was >> asked to be put on other partitions. >> > > The mental model that most non-beginners should have is that the system's > root is / , which is where some system disk is mounted, and that additional > disks are mounted to other mount points in the tree. The disk mounted at / > is not a special case in not containing everything under / -- the disk > mounted on /home does not necessarily contain everything under /home either. > (I may have another (larger) disk mounted on /home/joey.) > > Everything said in the installation process should be consistent with that. > Of course, the installer doesn't require users understand this stuff either. > / +1, finally. > But I think you're making it seem more complicated than it is. > Well, just as many things. That's my problem. :( Thanks. -- Merciadri Luca See http://www.student.montefiore.ulg.ac.be/~merciadri/ I use PGP. If there is an incompatibility problem with your mail client, please contact me. Walk softly, carry a big stick.
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